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(2000), ''

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'' with

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(2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with

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(2004), voicing Sonny on ''

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'' with

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(2004), and '' 3:10 to Yuma'' with

Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...

(2007). In 2010, he starred with

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in the black comedy horror film '' Tucker & Dale vs. Evil''. He has also appeared in the films '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' with

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(2011), playing Ben Chapman in '' 42'' with

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(2013), '' Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'' with

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(2015) and

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in '' Trumbo'' with

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(also 2015). Tudyk is known for his television role as

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on the space Western drama series ''

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'' with

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(2002–2003). The show only ran for one season but developed a

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after the series aired. He reprised the role in the 2005 continuation film '' Serenity'' based on the events of the final episode of the series. His other television roles include the

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'' (2005, 2013, 2019), the science fiction series ''

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'' (2009–2010), superhero animated series ''

Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...

'' (2010–2013, 2019), and various voice roles on the animated series ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' (2011–present). From 2011–2014, he played Dr. Noah Werner on the sitcom ''

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'' with

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. He also starred in

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's television comedy ''

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'' (2014–2015), animated magical girl series ''

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'' (2015–2019), voicing Dangerboat on ''

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'' (2017–2019), and voicing Eric Morden / Mr. Nobody on the animated series ''

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'' (2019). Since 2019, he has voiced

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and

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in the

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series ''

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''. Since 2021, he has starred as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Tudyk was born in

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, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk. He is of Polish, German, French and English ancestry. Tudyk was raised in

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, a suburb of

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, where he attended

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. He had a brief experience as a stand-up comic before quitting after an angry audience member threatened to kill him. Tudyk studied drama at the

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-affiliated

Lon Morris College Lon Morris College (LMC) was a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States, and was the only school affiliated with the United Methodist Church that was owned by an individual conference and not the denomination ...

Jacksonville, Texas Jacksonville is a city located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,997 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Cherokee County, and pa ...

, where he won the Academic Excellence award for drama. While in college, he played Beaver Smith in an eastern

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

summer stock theater production of ''Billy the Kid''. Tudyk entered

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but left in 1996 before earning a degree.

Career

Film

Tudyk's film debut was in 1997 in

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's independent drama film ''35 Miles from Normal'' co-starring with

Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' American History X'', '' Remember the Titans'', ''John Q'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''Without a Paddle'', and sever ...

. A year later, he had a minor role in the

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comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

Patch Adams Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945) is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he also organizes volunteers from around the world to travel to var ...

'' with

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

where he played patient Everton. Tudyk said of the role, that a doctor had given him a shot of

adrenaline Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, is a hormone and medication which is involved in regulating visceral functions (e.g., respiration). It appears as a white microcrystalline granule. Adrenaline is normally produced by the adrenal glands and ...

prior to filming as he had an allergic reaction to food the night before and his windpipe was closing up. In 2000, Tudyk played a gay German drug addict in '' 28 Days'' opposite

. He played Wat in ''

'', Steve the Pirate in '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' and the emotional robot Sonny in ''I, Robot''. In 2005, he reprised his role as the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the film '' Serenity'', derived from the television series ''

'' by

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...

. In 2007, Tudyk had a supporting role as a strong-willed doctor in the western film '' 3:10 to Yuma''. He had a brief but memorable role in the film ''

Knocked Up ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann. It follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between a sl ...

'' and a highly physical comedic performance in the British film '' Death at a Funeral''. Tudyk played Tucker in the

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horror comedy '' Tucker & Dale vs Evil''. He reprised his role as Dutch for the film '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. In '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'', he voiced Simone (a reckless French accent speaking Chipmunk, the result after

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was bitten by a spider). In 2012, Tudyk played

Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...

Timur Bekmambetov Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born June 25, 1961) is a Russian-Kazakhstan, Kazakh film Film director, director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic ''Night Watch (2004 fi ...

's film '' Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter''. He played Ben Chapman in the 2013 film '' 42'' about

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. In 2012, Tudyk voiced King Candy in the animated film ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...

''. He won the Annie Award for Voice Acting. As of 2022, he has lent his voice to every

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film since. He voiced the Duke of Weselton in '' Frozen'', Alistair Krei in '' Big Hero 6'', Duke Weaselton in ''

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'', Heihei in '' Moana,'' KnowsMore in the ''Wreck-It Ralph'' sequel ''

Ralph Breaks the Internet ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 57th animated film produced by the studio and the sequel to ...

'', and Tuk Tuk and Pico the

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in the 2021 films ''

Raya and the Last Dragon ''Raya and the Last Dragon'' ( ) is a 2021 American computer-animated fantasy action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 59th film produced by the studio, it wa ...

'' and ''

Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Jared Bus ...

'', respectively. In 2016, Tudyk played the droid

K-2SO K-2SO (also referred to as K2 or Kaytoo-Esso) is a droid character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, first appearing in the 2016 film ''Rogue One''. He is a CGI character voiced and portrayed through motion capture by Alan Tudyk. In the film, ...

in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story''. He provided the voice of the parrot,

Iago Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist, and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia, who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago hates ...

(originally voiced by

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) in the 2019 live-action adaptation of ''

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''. Tudyk played Noel in

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's quarantine comedy film '' Distancing Socially'', which was filmed remotely at the height of the pandemic using iPhone 11. It was acquired and released by Cinedigm in October 2021. He is set to play Mr. Darling in the upcoming

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

Peter Pan & Wendy ''Peter Pan & Wendy'' is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery, who wrote the screenplay with Toby Halbrooks. Jim Whitaker and Joe Roth served as producers in the production of Walt Disney Pictures, which is a li ...

''. It will stream on

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in 2023.

Broadway

Tudyk made his Broadway debut for ''

Epic Proportions ''Epic Proportions'' is a play by Larry Coen and David Crane. Set in the 1930s, it tells the story of brothers Benny and Phil, who go to the Arizona desert to work as extras in the Biblical epic film ''Exeunt Omnes'', directed by the mysteriou ...

'' in 1999. He was also in ''Wonder of the World'', ''

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told '' The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told'' is a metaphysical/existentialist comedy written in 1998 by Paul Rudnick. Plot Original Production The play was originally produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on the Nikos Stage, opening on ...

'', ''Misalliance'', ''Oedipus'' and ''Bunny Bunny''. Tudyk filled in for

Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), most notably Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Sna ...

's roles in ''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion picture ...

'' from June to December 2005, and starred in a limited run of '' Prelude to a Kiss''.

Television

One of his better-known roles is the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the 2002 television series ''

'' by

. Although the series ran for only one season,

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purchased the rights to make a film, '' Serenity'', and Tudyk reprised his role. He did a few voices from '' Make Way for Noddy''. In 2014, Tudyk took over the role of lead anchor on the live action

adult swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

comedy, ''Newsreaders''. Tudyk appeared as the cult leader, Father, in a two-part episode of ''

Strangers With Candy ''Strangers with Candy'' is an American comedy television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10:00 p.m. ( ET). A pr ...

'' entitled "Blank Stare". Among several guest spots on popular shows such as ''

'', he played a convicted child sex offender on a popular episode of ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

''. Tudyk was cast as a special guest star in Joss Whedon's ''

''. The show featured people whose personalities had been erased, with Tudyk portraying

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, a former "active" who accidentally downloaded 48 separate personalities. Alpha served as the main antagonist of the series' first season, with guest appearances in the show's second season. Tudyk also guest-starred in three episodes of ABC's modern remake of the television miniseries '' V''. Tudyk provided the voice of superhero

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and villain

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in the animated series ''

''. He also co-starred in the ABC comedy series ''

'' as Noah Werner, a dentist from the city, who moves to the suburbs. Tudyk voiced Debbie the prostitute in season 3 of ''The Life and Times of Tim''. He also provided the voices of Ludo Avarius and King River Butterfly in the Disney animated series ''

Star vs the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American Animated series, animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD ...

''.

In 2015, he released his own

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'' based loosely upon his experiences touring the convention circuit after the cancellation of ''

''. In 2017 he was a main cast member on the DC Comics-based show '' Powerless''. In 2017, season 2 of ''

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, published in 1987. It is described by the author on its cover as a "thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic- ...

'' saw Tudyk in the role of Mr. Priest, a somewhat rogue Blackwing operative who is on familiar terms with Dirk, Bart and the Rowdy 3. Tudyk is set to voice

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in the upcoming '' Transformers: EarthSpark'' animated series.

Video games

Tudyk voiced an unnamed marine in ''

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'' and the squad's elite trooper in '' Halo 3: ODST''. He,

and

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gave their likenesses to each characters similar to ''Firefly''. Tudyk voiced

in '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Tudyk and choreographer Charissa Barton became engaged in December 2015. They married on September 24, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Web

Awards and nominations

*Nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004) *Nominated for the

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (or Ensemble) in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. Winners and nominees : 1990s 2000s 2010s 2 ...

'' for 3:10 to Yuma'' (2007) *Won the

Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Awards, Annie Award awarded annually to the best Anima ...

for ''

'' (2012) *Nominated for the

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. 2000s 2001 * ''Gosford Park'' ** ''Ocean's Eleven'' ** ''The Royal ...

'' for Trumbo'' (2015) *Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Trumbo'' (2015) *Nominated for a

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. These awards, like the guest acting awards, are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but rather at the Cre ...

for ''

'' (2017)

Bibliography

Con Man Comics

*''Spectrum'' #0–1 (script 2016)

''Star Wars''

*''Star Wars Adventures Vol. 2: Unexpected Detour'' (K-2SO's Dialogue writer 2018, ; )

References

External links

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